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ORR snubs Michigan elected official, says it is his duty to find out about quarterly meetings

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We have reported on the legally required quarterly ‘stakeholder’ meetings that are held (or should be held) in every community being seeded with refugees.  Those meetings are largely secretive with few (if any) being announced in local newspaper public notices.  (Here is what we said in May 2015, and in October 2015 about the quarterly … Continue reading ORR snubs Michigan elected official, says it is his duty to find out about quarterly meetings

Which resettlement contractors are screwing up in Michigan?

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Have a look at this article from Arab American News from last week. It starts out with the usual heartwarming stories about refugees finding new lives in Michigan (the state getting the most Syrian Muslims) but then read down 11 paragraphs where we hear about the trouble the new arrivals are having after basically being … Continue reading Which resettlement contractors are screwing up in Michigan?

Obama more than halfway to goal of 10,000 Syrian Muslims brought to US this year, Michigan tops the list

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Obama announced last fall that in FY2016, the US would “welcome” 10,000 Syrian ‘refugees’ to states across America. As of June 30th (9 months into the fiscal year) 5,186 have been distributed so far. Lots of news outlets are reporting the numbers, here is just one story from Breitbart yesterday (confirming what we have previously … Continue reading Obama more than halfway to goal of 10,000 Syrian Muslims brought to US this year, Michigan tops the list

Lutheran Social Services of Michigan, rebrands, no longer wants to be tagged as Lutheran

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Very interesting!  This is not the first refugee resettlement contractor that has changed its name over the years. Previously we learned that the Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society no longer wanted to be known for being Hebrew, see here. They are now HIAS! And, here we see a Lutheran organization dropping the Lutheran and changing its … Continue reading Lutheran Social Services of Michigan, rebrands, no longer wants to be tagged as Lutheran